Nail puller



April 16, 1929.

A. wAss NAIL FULLER Filed March 9, 1927 WVE/VTOE 3. W44

rrae/vf'k Patented Apr. 16, 1929.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

NAIL IULLIER.

Application filed March 9, 1927. Serial No. 174,034.

This invention relates to improvements in nail pullers and its object isto provide such a device that is of simple construction positive andeflicient in operation and cheap to manufacture.

With the foregoing and other objects in view the inventionconsists inthe combination and arrangement of parts to be hereinafter fullydescribed, pointed out in the appended claims and illustrated in theaccompanying drawing which forms a part of this application and in whichFig. 1 is a view of the tool illustrating its application.

Fig. 2 is a head-end view of the tool.

Like reference characters denote corresponding parts in both views.

The reference numeral 1 denotes a metallic bar formed with the screwthreads 2 and ter- 0 minating at one end in the rounded head. 3

provided with the spur 4. A portion 5 of the bar is of diminisheddiameter and is provided at one end with the handle 6.

Mounted to travel over the threaded portion 2 of the bar is the tubularinteriorly threaded head 7 which is formed with the curved bifurcatedclaw 8 adapted for engagement with a nail 9 to extract the same from abody 10 as shown in Fig. 1.

In operation the spur 4 is thrust into the body 10 from which the nailis to be extracted, the head 7 then being disposed in a position uponthe bar 1 contiguous to the rounded head 3 so that the claw 8 may beplaced in engagement with the head of the nail. By now roand a clawcarried by saidmember.

tating the bar 1 by means of its handle the head 7 may be caused totravel upwardly, or away from the rounded head 3, thus withdrawing thenail. The device is capable of use, also, as an ordinary claw hammer butin cases when difliculty in extracting the nail is found the tool may beoperated by rotating the handle 6 as described.

IV hat is claimed is 1. In a nail puller, a bar having a screw threadedportion, a spur at the threaded end of said bar, a handle at theopposite end of said bar, a head threaded upon the said bar, and abifurcated curved claw integral With said head.

2. In a nail puller, a bar having a screw threaded portion, a roundedhead at the threaded end of said bar, a spur carried by said head, ahandle for said bar, a tubular member threaded upon said bar, and a clawcarried by said head.

3. In a nail puller, a bar having a screw threaded portion, a spur atone end of said bar, a tubular member threaded upon said bar,

6O 4. I11 a nail puller, a bar having a screw threaded portion, arounded head at one end of said bar, a spur carried by said head, atubular member threaded upon said bar for movement longitudinallythereover toward and away from said rounded head, and a claw integralwith said tubular member.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto affixedmy signature.

AUGUST WVASS.

